Greater Worcester

The company that manages property for UMass Memorial Medical Center has agreed to pay a portion of a $45,413 penalty for alleged asbestos removal violations, the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection announced Friday.

A $600,000 restaurant being built at Worcester's DCU Center is set to open in mid-September – but with a twist, the Worcester entertainment venue announced Wednesday.

Dr. Aaron Lazare, the former head of the UMass Medical School widely credited with raising the school's national profile during his 15-year tenure, died Tuesday at the age of 79.

The Hanover Insurance Group has expanded its fidelity and crime insurance offerings to help protect businesses against high-tech and employee fraud, the Worcester-based insurer reported Wednesday.

Dr. Stephanie Muriglan is a family practice physician at Reliant Medical Group in Holden.

Worcester Polytechnic Institute has joined a biomanufacturing industry trade group to help develop technology education and training curricula, the school announced last week.

Worcester-based Polar Beverages has partnered with Nestle Waters in a deal that could net the company extra sales of up to $50 million a year by 2020.

A $488,500 grant to Worcester Polytechnic Institute will bolster the school's acclaimed practical-minded approach to undergraduate education.

Two Worcester urgent care centers, run by CareWell Urgent Care and UMass Memorial Health Care, will open July 15, joining a growing sector of the health care industry in Central Massachusetts.

The state's Health Policy Commission has signed off on UMass Memorial Medical Center's plan to buy a minority stake in Quest Diagnostics' Massachusetts subsidiary.